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commit 5a466e96c55a10068a3699bbd88198cb79128afe
Author: Pavel Lang <langpavel at phpskelet.org>
Date: Tue Jul 24 20:57:22 2012 +0200
README.md: Enable GitHub syntax highlighting in example code
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README.md | 608 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
1 file changed, 326 insertions(+), 282 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,23 +14,25 @@ callback as the last argument of your async function.
## Quick Examples
- async.map(['file1','file2','file3'], fs.stat, function(err, results){
- // results is now an array of stats for each file
- });
-
- async.filter(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(results){
- // results now equals an array of the existing files
- });
-
- async.parallel([
- function(){ ... },
- function(){ ... }
- ], callback);
-
- async.series([
- function(){ ... },
- function(){ ... }
- ]);
+```js
+async.map(['file1','file2','file3'], fs.stat, function(err, results){
+ // results is now an array of stats for each file
+});
+
+async.filter(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(results){
+ // results now equals an array of the existing files
+});
+
+async.parallel([
+ function(){ ... },
+ function(){ ... }
+], callback);
+
+async.series([
+ function(){ ... },
+ function(){ ... }
+]);
+```
There are many more functions available so take a look at the docs below for a
full list. This module aims to be comprehensive, so if you feel anything is
@@ -55,15 +57,16 @@ __Production:__ [async.min.js](https://github.com/caolan/async/raw/master/dist/a
So far its been tested in IE6, IE7, IE8, FF3.6 and Chrome 5. Usage:
- <script type="text/javascript" src="async.js"></script>
- <script type="text/javascript">
+```html
+<script type="text/javascript" src="async.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript">
- async.map(data, asyncProcess, function(err, results){
- alert(results);
- });
-
- </script>
+ async.map(data, asyncProcess, function(err, results){
+ alert(results);
+ });
+</script>
+```
## Documentation
@@ -127,12 +130,14 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- // assuming openFiles is an array of file names and saveFile is a function
- // to save the modified contents of that file:
+```js
+// assuming openFiles is an array of file names and saveFile is a function
+// to save the modified contents of that file:
- async.forEach(openFiles, saveFile, function(err){
- // if any of the saves produced an error, err would equal that error
- });
+async.forEach(openFiles, saveFile, function(err){
+ // if any of the saves produced an error, err would equal that error
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -166,12 +171,15 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- // Assume documents is an array of JSON objects and requestApi is a
- // function that interacts with a rate-limited REST api.
+```js
+// Assume documents is an array of JSON objects and requestApi is a
+// function that interacts with a rate-limited REST api.
+
+async.forEachLimit(documents, 20, requestApi, function(err){
+ // if any of the saves produced an error, err would equal that error
+});
+```
- async.forEachLimit(documents, 20, requestApi, function(err){
- // if any of the saves produced an error, err would equal that error
- });
---------------------------------------
<a name="map" />
@@ -200,9 +208,11 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.map(['file1','file2','file3'], fs.stat, function(err, results){
- // results is now an array of stats for each file
- });
+```js
+async.map(['file1','file2','file3'], fs.stat, function(err, results){
+ // results is now an array of stats for each file
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -239,9 +249,11 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.filter(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(results){
- // results now equals an array of the existing files
- });
+```js
+async.filter(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(results){
+ // results now equals an array of the existing files
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -300,14 +312,16 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.reduce([1,2,3], 0, function(memo, item, callback){
- // pointless async:
- process.nextTick(function(){
- callback(null, memo + item)
- });
- }, function(err, result){
- // result is now equal to the last value of memo, which is 6
+```js
+async.reduce([1,2,3], 0, function(memo, item, callback){
+ // pointless async:
+ process.nextTick(function(){
+ callback(null, memo + item)
});
+}, function(err, result){
+ // result is now equal to the last value of memo, which is 6
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -344,9 +358,11 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.detect(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(result){
- // result now equals the first file in the list that exists
- });
+```js
+async.detect(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(result){
+ // result now equals the first file in the list that exists
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -377,15 +393,16 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.sortBy(['file1','file2','file3'], function(file, callback){
- fs.stat(file, function(err, stats){
- callback(err, stats.mtime);
- });
- }, function(err, results){
- // results is now the original array of files sorted by
- // modified date
+```js
+async.sortBy(['file1','file2','file3'], function(file, callback){
+ fs.stat(file, function(err, stats){
+ callback(err, stats.mtime);
});
-
+}, function(err, results){
+ // results is now the original array of files sorted by
+ // modified date
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -412,9 +429,11 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.some(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(result){
- // if result is true then at least one of the files exists
- });
+```js
+async.some(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(result){
+ // if result is true then at least one of the files exists
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -440,9 +459,11 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.every(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(result){
- // if result is true then every file exists
- });
+```js
+async.every(['file1','file2','file3'], path.exists, function(result){
+ // if result is true then every file exists
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -466,9 +487,11 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.concat(['dir1','dir2','dir3'], fs.readdir, function(err, files){
- // files is now a list of filenames that exist in the 3 directories
- });
+```js
+async.concat(['dir1','dir2','dir3'], fs.readdir, function(err, files){
+ // files is now a list of filenames that exist in the 3 directories
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -505,39 +528,40 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.series([
- function(callback){
- // do some stuff ...
- callback(null, 'one');
- },
- function(callback){
- // do some more stuff ...
- callback(null, 'two');
- },
- ],
- // optional callback
- function(err, results){
- // results is now equal to ['one', 'two']
- });
+```js
+async.series([
+ function(callback){
+ // do some stuff ...
+ callback(null, 'one');
+ },
+ function(callback){
+ // do some more stuff ...
+ callback(null, 'two');
+ },
+],
+// optional callback
+function(err, results){
+ // results is now equal to ['one', 'two']
+});
- // an example using an object instead of an array
- async.series({
- one: function(callback){
- setTimeout(function(){
- callback(null, 1);
- }, 200);
- },
- two: function(callback){
- setTimeout(function(){
- callback(null, 2);
- }, 100);
- },
+// an example using an object instead of an array
+async.series({
+ one: function(callback){
+ setTimeout(function(){
+ callback(null, 1);
+ }, 200);
},
- function(err, results) {
- // results is now equal to: {one: 1, two: 2}
- });
-
+ two: function(callback){
+ setTimeout(function(){
+ callback(null, 2);
+ }, 100);
+ },
+},
+function(err, results) {
+ // results is now equal to: {one: 1, two: 2}
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -566,42 +590,43 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.parallel([
- function(callback){
- setTimeout(function(){
- callback(null, 'one');
- }, 200);
- },
- function(callback){
- setTimeout(function(){
- callback(null, 'two');
- }, 100);
- },
- ],
- // optional callback
- function(err, results){
- // the results array will equal ['one','two'] even though
- // the second function had a shorter timeout.
- });
+```js
+async.parallel([
+ function(callback){
+ setTimeout(function(){
+ callback(null, 'one');
+ }, 200);
+ },
+ function(callback){
+ setTimeout(function(){
+ callback(null, 'two');
+ }, 100);
+ },
+],
+// optional callback
+function(err, results){
+ // the results array will equal ['one','two'] even though
+ // the second function had a shorter timeout.
+});
- // an example using an object instead of an array
- async.parallel({
- one: function(callback){
- setTimeout(function(){
- callback(null, 1);
- }, 200);
- },
- two: function(callback){
- setTimeout(function(){
- callback(null, 2);
- }, 100);
- },
+// an example using an object instead of an array
+async.parallel({
+ one: function(callback){
+ setTimeout(function(){
+ callback(null, 1);
+ }, 200);
},
- function(err, results) {
- // results is now equals to: {one: 1, two: 2}
- });
-
+ two: function(callback){
+ setTimeout(function(){
+ callback(null, 2);
+ }, 100);
+ },
+},
+function(err, results) {
+ // results is now equals to: {one: 1, two: 2}
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -622,19 +647,20 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- var count = 0;
-
- async.whilst(
- function () { return count < 5; },
- function (callback) {
- count++;
- setTimeout(callback, 1000);
- },
- function (err) {
- // 5 seconds have passed
- }
- );
+```js
+var count = 0;
+async.whilst(
+ function () { return count < 5; },
+ function (callback) {
+ count++;
+ setTimeout(callback, 1000);
+ },
+ function (err) {
+ // 5 seconds have passed
+ }
+);
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -668,21 +694,22 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.waterfall([
- function(callback){
- callback(null, 'one', 'two');
- },
- function(arg1, arg2, callback){
- callback(null, 'three');
- },
- function(arg1, callback){
- // arg1 now equals 'three'
- callback(null, 'done');
- }
- ], function (err, result) {
- // result now equals 'done'
- });
-
+```js
+async.waterfall([
+ function(callback){
+ callback(null, 'one', 'two');
+ },
+ function(arg1, arg2, callback){
+ callback(null, 'three');
+ },
+ function(arg1, callback){
+ // arg1 now equals 'three'
+ callback(null, 'done');
+ }
+], function (err, result) {
+ // result now equals 'done'
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -719,34 +746,35 @@ methods:
__Example__
- // create a queue object with concurrency 2
-
- var q = async.queue(function (task, callback) {
- console.log('hello ' + task.name);
- callback();
- }, 2);
+```js
+// create a queue object with concurrency 2
+var q = async.queue(function (task, callback) {
+ console.log('hello ' + task.name);
+ callback();
+}, 2);
- // assign a callback
- q.drain = function() {
- console.log('all items have been processed');
- }
- // add some items to the queue
+// assign a callback
+q.drain = function() {
+ console.log('all items have been processed');
+}
- q.push({name: 'foo'}, function (err) {
- console.log('finished processing foo');
- });
- q.push({name: 'bar'}, function (err) {
- console.log('finished processing bar');
- });
+// add some items to the queue
- // add some items to the queue (batch-wise)
+q.push({name: 'foo'}, function (err) {
+ console.log('finished processing foo');
+});
+q.push({name: 'bar'}, function (err) {
+ console.log('finished processing bar');
+});
- q.push([{name: 'baz'},{name: 'bay'},{name: 'bax'}], function (err) {
- console.log('finished processing bar');
- });
+// add some items to the queue (batch-wise)
+q.push([{name: 'baz'},{name: 'bay'},{name: 'bax'}], function (err) {
+ console.log('finished processing bar');
+});
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -774,48 +802,52 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- async.auto({
- get_data: function(callback){
- // async code to get some data
- },
- make_folder: function(callback){
- // async code to create a directory to store a file in
- // this is run at the same time as getting the data
- },
- write_file: ['get_data', 'make_folder', function(callback){
- // once there is some data and the directory exists,
- // write the data to a file in the directory
- callback(null, filename);
- }],
- email_link: ['write_file', function(callback, results){
- // once the file is written let's email a link to it...
- // results.write_file contains the filename returned by write_file.
- }]
- });
+```js
+async.auto({
+ get_data: function(callback){
+ // async code to get some data
+ },
+ make_folder: function(callback){
+ // async code to create a directory to store a file in
+ // this is run at the same time as getting the data
+ },
+ write_file: ['get_data', 'make_folder', function(callback){
+ // once there is some data and the directory exists,
+ // write the data to a file in the directory
+ callback(null, filename);
+ }],
+ email_link: ['write_file', function(callback, results){
+ // once the file is written let's email a link to it...
+ // results.write_file contains the filename returned by write_file.
+ }]
+});
+```
This is a fairly trivial example, but to do this using the basic parallel and
series functions would look like this:
- async.parallel([
+```js
+async.parallel([
+ function(callback){
+ // async code to get some data
+ },
+ function(callback){
+ // async code to create a directory to store a file in
+ // this is run at the same time as getting the data
+ }
+],
+function(results){
+ async.series([
function(callback){
- // async code to get some data
+ // once there is some data and the directory exists,
+ // write the data to a file in the directory
},
- function(callback){
- // async code to create a directory to store a file in
- // this is run at the same time as getting the data
+ email_link: function(callback){
+ // once the file is written let's email a link to it...
}
- ],
- function(results){
- async.series([
- function(callback){
- // once there is some data and the directory exists,
- // write the data to a file in the directory
- },
- email_link: function(callback){
- // once the file is written let's email a link to it...
- }
- ]);
- });
+ ]);
+});
+```
For a complicated series of async tasks using the auto function makes adding
new tasks much easier and makes the code more readable.
@@ -840,22 +872,23 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- var iterator = async.iterator([
- function(){ sys.p('one'); },
- function(){ sys.p('two'); },
- function(){ sys.p('three'); }
- ]);
-
- node> var iterator2 = iterator();
- 'one'
- node> var iterator3 = iterator2();
- 'two'
- node> iterator3();
- 'three'
- node> var nextfn = iterator2.next();
- node> nextfn();
- 'three'
-
+```js
+var iterator = async.iterator([
+ function(){ sys.p('one'); },
+ function(){ sys.p('two'); },
+ function(){ sys.p('three'); }
+]);
+
+node> var iterator2 = iterator();
+'one'
+node> var iterator3 = iterator2();
+'two'
+node> iterator3();
+'three'
+node> var nextfn = iterator2.next();
+node> nextfn();
+'three'
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -875,33 +908,37 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- // using apply
+```js
+// using apply
- async.parallel([
- async.apply(fs.writeFile, 'testfile1', 'test1'),
- async.apply(fs.writeFile, 'testfile2', 'test2'),
- ]);
+async.parallel([
+ async.apply(fs.writeFile, 'testfile1', 'test1'),
+ async.apply(fs.writeFile, 'testfile2', 'test2'),
+]);
- // the same process without using apply
+// the same process without using apply
- async.parallel([
- function(callback){
- fs.writeFile('testfile1', 'test1', callback);
- },
- function(callback){
- fs.writeFile('testfile2', 'test2', callback);
- },
- ]);
+async.parallel([
+ function(callback){
+ fs.writeFile('testfile1', 'test1', callback);
+ },
+ function(callback){
+ fs.writeFile('testfile2', 'test2', callback);
+ },
+]);
+```
It's possible to pass any number of additional arguments when calling the
continuation:
- node> var fn = async.apply(sys.puts, 'one');
- node> fn('two', 'three');
- one
- two
- three
+```js
+node> var fn = async.apply(sys.puts, 'one');
+node> fn('two', 'three');
+one
+two
+three
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -920,13 +957,14 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- var call_order = [];
- async.nextTick(function(){
- call_order.push('two');
- // call_order now equals ['one','two]
- });
- call_order.push('one')
-
+```js
+var call_order = [];
+async.nextTick(function(){
+ call_order.push('two');
+ // call_order now equals ['one','two]
+});
+call_order.push('one')
+```
## Utils
@@ -946,16 +984,18 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- var slow_fn = function (name, callback) {
- // do something
- callback(null, result);
- };
- var fn = async.memoize(slow_fn);
+```js
+var slow_fn = function (name, callback) {
+ // do something
+ callback(null, result);
+};
+var fn = async.memoize(slow_fn);
- // fn can now be used as if it were slow_fn
- fn('some name', function () {
- // callback
- });
+// fn can now be used as if it were slow_fn
+fn('some name', function () {
+ // callback
+});
+```
<a name="unmemoize" />
### unmemoize(fn)
@@ -982,15 +1022,17 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- var hello = function(name, callback){
- setTimeout(function(){
- callback(null, 'hello ' + name);
- }, 1000);
- };
-
- node> async.log(hello, 'world');
- 'hello world'
-
+```js
+var hello = function(name, callback){
+ setTimeout(function(){
+ callback(null, 'hello ' + name);
+ }, 1000);
+};
+```
+```js
+node> async.log(hello, 'world');
+'hello world'
+```
---------------------------------------
@@ -1010,15 +1052,17 @@ __Arguments__
__Example__
- var hello = function(name, callback){
- setTimeout(function(){
- callback(null, {hello: name});
- }, 1000);
- };
-
- node> async.dir(hello, 'world');
- {hello: 'world'}
-
+```js
+var hello = function(name, callback){
+ setTimeout(function(){
+ callback(null, {hello: name});
+ }, 1000);
+};
+```
+```js
+node> async.dir(hello, 'world');
+{hello: 'world'}
+```
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